Minds Me : Inside the Mind of Me

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" It was only a few seconds after Luna had cast her spell as now we began falling through a dark void. I felt the wind in my mane whip past me, but when I tried to open my wings, they failed to catch the air. We screamed as we fell deeper and deeper, unsure when we would land.

Already I was beginning to wonder how massive his mind was, or how empty it was. I don't even know how long we've been falling, it felt like a long time, but surely it was only a few seconds. Luna explained before we entered that the dream world is massively different from reality. It is a realm that isn't controlled by normal laws that dictated the real world. The dream world was a mirror image of the one who owns it, and the feelings they have.

We suddenly came to a stop, most of us landing with an "Mpf" or an "Ow". "Ah thought in a dream ya don' get hurt!?"

Luna snorted as she stood up. "We aren't dreaming young Apple Jack. We are currently inside of his mind."

Now that we were aware that we were in Michael's mind, we took a few moments to look around. Up above us was a clear blue sky, and to the distance there was nothing but strait grasslands. There was a dirt road that led away from the rising sun. I shivered for some reason, however it seemed I wasn't alone. I saw AJ and Fluttershy give slight shivers and looked to Luna.

"Why's it so cold Luna?" I asked.

She looked around, confused by the looks of it. "I am unsure. This is a memory by the looks and feels I am getting." She replied in a quiet voice.

A few short minutes later, we saw a yellow dog with a red collar. It looked like something out of a cartoon. It ran up to us and barked a few times with a note in it's mouth.

"What's it say'n Shy?"

"I-I don't know! Why can't I understand him?"

The dog barked more and dropped the note. Luna picked it up with her magic and looked at the contents inside. She hummed in thought, clearly trying to rationalize the meaning of the yellow dog and the note. Or maybe she is trying to figure out what memory this is.

"Who is King Mickey?" Luna asked, sounded even more confused than before.

"Isn't Mickey the nickname Pinkie Pie gave Mike?" Apple Jack asked with a questioning glace at the dog. "Hey boy! Do ya think you can help us find our friend Mike?"

The dog barked with a nod and bolted down the road. "Follow it! Do not let it get away!" Luna ordered. "It is our only guide!"

We all ran off, following the strange dog. The world seemed to shift as we ran deeper into the memory. Soon the dog vanished, but in its place appeared a gate. We felt a cross wind, and the gate opened.

They! KNOW! We heard a voice shout. THEY SEE IT!

"Who speaks!?" Luna commanded. "Tell us now!" There was no answer, only another gust of wind. Luna snorted and slammed her hooves into the gate.

If....you wish to....eeeeennnnnntttteeeeerrr....you must....think.... A voice hissed at us, one different from the other one.

"Think? What do you mean?" I asked.

Think as....me....

"Michael? Is that you?"

Yes....no.... He replied. I am....his wishes....his inner most....wishes....thoughts....the last of....what's left....

"What happened to him?" Fluttershy asked.

Paaaaaaiiiinnn.....so much *PAIN!*** The gate slammed open, revealing a long bridge.

"Thank you." Luna nodded to the sky. "It seems we have an ally."

I pushed on first. "This bridge is made of stone, so it should be sound." I regretted saying that when I saw the bridge break apart into different chunks. "Me and my big mouth!" I swore.

Apple Jack jumped to a part that was floating and laughed. "Ain't to bad! Just gotta jump!"

"B-b-but....I-I'm afraid of heights!" Fluttershy began to shake quickly.

Luna walked slowly over to Fluttershy and sat down. "Fluttershy, you must be brave." She said softly. "You are the element of kindness, of the elements of harmony! Michael is hurt, and in grave danger. Whatever is here, it is nothing that you haven't faced before."

"She's right you know?" I spoke up. "Remember when we were running away from the hydra?"

"Y-yes...?"

"Well, this is just like that time! However, we need to help Michael. He's hurting, and he needs you and the rest of us."

"Fluttershy, it is time to become the element of bravery! Stand! You must come!"

Fluttershy nodded and stood up. "R-right!" Suddenly she found a new wave of confidence. "I! Can! DO THIS!"

"There ya go Shy!" Apple Jack cheered. "Let's get ta'movin! We have a human to help!"

Luna nodded with the rest of us. Soon, we were taking our time jumping from stone to stone. While we were jumping, I noticed that there was nothing but void around us, and the parts we were on, vanished from sight. I grunted in annoyance, figuring out what we'll have to find a different way out. It was a pain in the flank that this was happening to us, but I was just glad that there was a part of Michael that was helping us. I wonder if he knew.

"YOU WILL NEVER BE GOOD!" I heard somepony yell. It was a voice I haven't head before. "ALL YOU DO IS MESS THINGS UP!"

"Luna?"

"They are voices of the past, memories now." Luna explained in between jumping rocks. "We are heading in the direct connection I believe."

The shouts continued. "YOU *STINK*!! And more... DID YOU GET THAT FROM GOODWILL?! YOU'RE SO POOR!" I began to tear up, hearing more of these voices. "You're failing my class."..."YOU'RE SO UGLY! WHY DON'T YOU KILL YOURSELF SO THE WORLD DOESN'T SEE YOU?!"

I coughed up a sob and sniffed. I jumped to the last rock and gasped out a cry. "I don't want to hear them anymore. Luna, can you stop them?"

She shook her head and looked around the darkness that surrounded us on this small island rock we were on. "Not without hurting him more."

"Jesse....Denver....Michael....Allen...your father and I...w-....w-we're getting a divorce." My eyes widened with Apple Jack's. Luna coughed in surprise and Fluttershy just covered her ears. "H-he just doesn't love me anymore...His games are more impor- The last part of that had shifted out and another one replaced it. "I can't be weak anymore....I need to protect them. This one was Michael's voice. "No more crying! Time to be a-an adult!"

Apple Jack walked up to Luna as she shivered. "W-what do ya think he means?"

Luna was quiet for sometime, seeming to stare into the darkness with total fear. "This....that last one....He...Oh~" Her voice quivered and her back legs gave way. "Oh....He hurts so much...."

"I can't take it anymore....Being sad makes me weak! I can't be weak when Allen is still little!"

"He's promising himself too much!" Luna began to cry. "No! No Michael!"

There was the sound of a loud crack. "Maybe...someone else needs to cry for me..."

Time had paused as the void was ripped away and replaced with four different bridges in each direction. Around us we saw a massive tower. At the bottom, there was a door with chains and locks covering it. The stone around the iron door was old looking, like it had been around a lot longer than Michael or even the princesses have ever lived. They looked so worn, yet each stone seemed to support the entire structure without looking in the slightest sound.

"Which one we go to first?" Apple Jack asked, looking at each door. On her side, there was a door covered in blue lines that glowed brightly. They were all connected, looking like a giant grid. In the center of the door, there was a large ring that read, Memory.

To my side behind me, the door was made of a black rock, obsidian maybe. There was lava flowing from each side, and I could feel the heat from it here a few yards away. The sign close to it read, Power. To my left were Fluttershy was, the door was behind a light waterfall. There was a large rock that had split the waterfall in half, around the door. The sign next to it showed, Pains The last door, behind Luna was a simple looking dark brown oak door with a large book on it that was titled, Wisdom.

"Truly a complex mind." Luna muttered, wiping away a few stray tears, and steeling herself up. "Nevertheless, we shall explore ALL THE DOORS!" She held a hoof out and shouted with a wide grin. "Come my friends! We shall first go see this Wisdom!"